ChessGUI 0.150 is out

[Matthias Gemuh]

FluxII 0.5 java UCI and Olithink 4.12 java WB run under ChessGUI

But other Flux java UCIs don't work .

How does one use a java engine with a space in its path ?

Matthias.

You should put quotes around it:

"c:\chess\uci\annoying path here\silly name.exe"

Thanks, Dann.
I shall therefore try
javaw.exe -jar "c:\chess\uci\annoying path here\silly name.jar"

Matthias.

[Matthias Gemuh]

ChessGUI 0.150 is out.

- support for java engines (I had no java UCI engine to test, only java WB).
- collecting GM moves
- collecting blunders
- collecting mates (?)

0.150 is a nice round figure for ChessGUI, so if no bugs are found, I will let this version hang around for quite a while

Matthias.

ChessGUI 0.151 is out

- draw claims are now ignored
- collecting of GM moves refined

Please, look closely in this version if a move is flagged illegal
(ChessGUI is trying to support more engines with exotic move formats).

Matthias.

[Matthias Gemuh]

ChessGUI 0.151 is out

- draw claims are now ignored
- collecting of GM moves refined

Please, look closely in this version if a move is flagged illegal
(ChessGUI is trying to support more engines with exotic move formats).

Matthias.

ChessGUI 0.151 may be unstable, shutting down after every few games.
I have seen young ChessGUI 0.152 do that in my swiss tournament.

Maybe you should keep on using ChessGUI 0.150, if you have it.

Matthias.

[Graham Banks]

Maybe you should keep on using ChessGUI 0.150, if you have it.

Matthias.

I am still using 0.150.

[Matthias Gemuh]

Maybe you should keep on using ChessGUI 0.150, if you have it.

Matthias.

I am still using 0.150.

ChessGUI 0.151a is better for Crafty and for collecting GM moves
Engines can send their moves after or (for compatibility with 300 engines) before a draw claim.

Matthias.

[Matthias Gemuh]

ChessGUI 0.151 may be unstable, shutting down after every few games.
I have seen young ChessGUI 0.152 do that in my swiss tournament.

Maybe you should keep on using ChessGUI 0.150, if you have it.

Matthias.

Bug is fixed in ChessGUI 0.151a.

Matthias.

[Graham Banks]

Maybe you should keep on using ChessGUI 0.150, if you have it.

Matthias.

I am still using 0.150.

ChessGUI 0.151a is better for Crafty and for collecting GM moves
Engines can send their moves after or (for compatibility with 300 engines) before a draw claim.

Matthias.

Okay. I will go and get it now. Thanks.

[Spock]

Maybe you should keep on using ChessGUI 0.150, if you have it.

Matthias.

I am still using 0.150.

I'm still on 0.149

[Matthias Gemuh]

ChessGUI 0.152 is out.

- by default, ChessGUI will no longer claim 3-fold-rep/50-move-rule for WB vs. WB games
(if UCI is involved, ChessGUI will automatically claim)

- to claim these 2 draws before they appear on the board, WB engines must use the sequence:
1) "offer draw"
2) drawing move
3) "1/2-1/2 { Engine ... claims draw by ... }"

I recommend sending all 3 on one line, e.g.

offer draw\nmove g8f6\nArcBishop80 claims 3-fold-rep\n


Matthias.


P.S.: Perhaps you should all send me ChessGUI debugs of all 3-fold-rep/50-move-rule draws of this ChessGUI version for scrutiny.
(mgemuh[@]yahoo{.}com)

[Graham Banks]

ChessGUI 0.152 is out.

- by default, ChessGUI will no longer claim 3-fold-rep/50-move-rule for WB vs. WB games
(if UCI is involved, ChessGUI will automatically claim)

- to claim these 2 draws before they appear on the board, WB engines must use the sequence:
1) "offer draw"
2) drawing move
3) "1/2-1/2 { Engine ... claims draw by ... }"

I recommend sending all 3 on one line, e.g.

offer draw\nmove g8f6\nArcBishop80 claims 3-fold-rep\n


Matthias.


P.S.: Perhaps you should all send me ChessGUI debugs of all 3-fold-rep/50-move-rule draws of this ChessGUI version for scrutiny.
(mgemuh[@]yahoo{.}com)

Hi Matthias,

should this mean I no longer get problems like the one I had with Crafty?

Cheers, Graham.